Weeding implement



Aug. 4, 1925.

A. J. JOHNSON WEEDING IMPLEMENT Filed Sep t. 12, 1924 each semi-tubular in cross-section and pro-' Patented Aug; 4, 1925.

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WEEDIIIG' IMPLEMENT. "i 1 Application filed-september rm, 1924. Serial no. 737,384.

To all whom/it may concern."

Be it known that I, ALBERT J. JOHNSON, a citizen of the United States of America, and resident of Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State of Wisconsin, have invented new and useful Improvements, in VVeeding Implements, of which the following is a description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which are apart of this specification.

The invention relates to weeding implements, and more particularly to that type of an implement which may be actuated by the operator in a standing position.

The object of the invention is to provide a weeder of the type above described which will enable the operator to take out longrooted weeds, such as dandelions, in an expeditious manner, by the removal of the root and a small amount of soilimmediately surrounding the same.

The invention further consists in the several features hereinafter set forth and more particularly defined by claims at the conclusion hereof.

In the drawings: Fig. 1 is an elevation view of the weed extractor embodying the invention;

Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

Fig. 3 is a section takenon the line 33 of Fig. 1;

Fig.4 is a bottom end view, parts being broken away;

Fig. 5 is a detail side view of one of the digging blades.

The device lncludes a pair of blades 7,

vided with pointed lower ends 8, said blades provided with apertured ears 9 to take pivot bolts 10.

A rod or bar 11 connects one of these blades to a handle 12, the lower ends of said rod being secured to the blade 6 in any suitable manner, as by rivets 13. The upper end of the rod 11 is threaded and passes through a hole in the handle to which it is clamped by nuts 14 on saidt-hreaded end engaging washers 15 adjacent the handle. The lower end of the rod is flattened out and bent laterally to form a foot-rest 16. V A rod 17 is connected, as by rivets, at its lower end to the other blade and itsupper end 18 extends through and is slidably mounted in a slot 19 in the handle and projects above the top surface of the handle. The ends of this slot 18 limit the swinging V movement of this rod reduce the-- movement of the blade carried thereby relarod 17 from its full to its dotted-line posi-' tion, thereby closing the blades 6 about the root which is then lifted from the soil and thereafter removed from the blades.

The movement of the blades is preferably relatively small so that the extracted root may not be discharged by the blades when in full-line position shown, the limited move ment assisting to some extent in loosening the previously extracted roots from the blades but preventing such a separation of the blades as would result in digging up or cutting too much soil adj acent the weed.

I From the foregoing itwill be noted that the weeder may readily be actuated by the operator in a standing position, and that the control of the blades is at the handle.

. I desire it to be understood that this invention is not to be limited to any particular form or arrangement of parts except in so far as such limitations are included in the claims. 7

What I claim as my invention is:

1. In a weeding tool, the combination with a pair of pivoted digging blades, rods secured to said blades, a handle, secured to one of said rods, having a slot therein, the rod of the other blade projecting through said slot and. extending above the handle, said slot permitting limited swinging movement of the blades relative to each other.

2. In a weeding tool, the combination with 1 y a pair of pivoted digging members including semi-tubular blades and supporting members secured at their lower ends to said blades, of a handle secured to one of said supporting members and extending laterally therefrom, and means onthe handle for limiting the swinging movement of the other supporting member. s

3. a weeding tool, the combination with a pair of pivoted semi-tubular digging blades, a handle, rods secured at their lower ends to said blades, one of said rods having a laterally projecting foot portion adjacent the blade to Which it issecured and having its upper end secured to said handle, the other rod being limited in its movement by said handle and having its upper end projecting above said handle.

4;. In a Weeding tool, the combination With 10 a pair of pivoted digging members including semi-tubular blades and supports for said blades, a handle having its medial portion secured to one of said supports and provided With means permitting limited swinging movement of the other support, said handle having end portions forming hand grips,

and a laterally projecting foot-pressure member atthe lower end portion of the tool.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature.

ALBERT J. JOHNSON. 

